
考研英语完形填空试卷20.docx
8页考研英语(完形填空) - 试卷 20( 总分: 120.00 ,做题时间: 90分钟 )一、 Use of English( 总题数: 3,分数: 120.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for eachnumbered blank and mark A, B, C or D. (分数: 40.00 )解析:Several years into a campaign to get kids to eat better and exercise more, child obesity rateshave appeared to stabilize, and might be poised for a reversal. But a study published Monday inthe journal PNAS suggests that among adolescents, the 【 C1】 signs are limited to those frombetter-educated, more 【 C2】 ______families. Among teens from poorer, less well-educated families,obesity has 【 C3】 to rise. That class-gap was not 【 C4】 in younger children. But aschildren neared 【 C5】 , the class differences became increasingly obvious. 【 C6】 betweenrich and poor in obesity rates are not new, and they are only one of many health gaps that makepoor patients sicker and more likely to die 【C7】 than richer ones. But if the public healthmessage on obesity has not diffused 【 C8】 across the population, this gap could 【 C9】 efforts tostem a tidal wave of 【 C10】 obesity-related diseases in the years ahead.Researchers from Harvard Universitys Kennedy School of Government found that 【C11】 activitymay account largely for the 【C12】 trend in obesity between rich and poor. If public healthexperts are to prevent childhood obesity and 【C13】 drive down future obesity among adults,theyll have to figure out 【 C14】 less advantaged kids don get as much exercise, the authorsof the latest study say. Yes, lack of 【 C15】 centers, playgrounds, and streets and sidewalksthat 【 C16】 walking, biking and playing are important, they wrote. But, they added, hisis not the whole story. Among children with parents who 【 C17】 high on the socioeconomicscale, participation in high school sports and clubs has increased. But among their 【C18】 fromfamilies of lower educational 【C19】 and income, such participation has 【C20】 . (分数: 40.00 )(1) . 【C1】 (分数: 2.00 )A.usefulB.controversialC.distressing D.hopeful V 解析:解析:此处的 the signs 指代上文中的“儿童肥胖率似乎已稳定下来并有可能出现逆转” 。
肥胖率趋于稳定,并有逆转的可能,这是一个积极正面的信号,故选 D项hopeful “有希望的”2) . 【C2】 (分数: 2.00 )A.underprivileged B.affluent VC.aggressive D.innovative解析:解析: more 与 better-educated 一起修饰 families ,说明该迹象局限于什么范围下文提及与之对比的另一组家庭 poorer, less well-educated families better-educated 与 less well educated 对应,本题应选与 poorer意思相反的 B 项 affluent “富裕的” 3) . 【C3】 (分数: 2.00 )A.stabilizedB.stoppedC.continued VD.paused解析:解析:首段提及“肥胖率趋于稳定并有逆转的趋势的现象仅限于受过良好教育的家庭” ,可推断贫困、教育程度低的家庭的孩子的肥胖率应该还是继续上升,故选 C项潮碟潼持续,继续”4) . 【C4】 (分数: 2.00 )A.inconspicuousB.evident VC.mischievousD.misleading解析:解析:后一句的转折连词 But 说明两句之间构成转折关系。
因此推断 not 与 increasinglyobvious 意思相反,故选 B 项 evident “明显的” 5) . 【C5】 (分数: 2.00 )A.adulthood VB.childhoodC.fatherhoodD.neighborhood解析:解析:转折词 But 说明本句与上句相对 children neared 与上文提及的 younger children 相对,故选A 项 adulthood “成人期” 6) . 【C6】 (分数: 2.00 )A.DisputesB.Disparities VC.RecognitionsD.Confusions解析:解析:空格后提及的 between rich and poor 可帮助我们在上文中寻找相应的线索第 3 段使用了 class-gap 和class differences 来描述这种差别,所以应选择与 gap 和 differences 同义的 B 项 Disparities “不一致” 7) . 【C7】 (分数: 2.00 )A.impulsivelyB.lonelyC.lateD.prematurely V解析:解析:上文提及 make poor patients sicker( 使穷患者的病情加重 ) ,病情越重的人越倾向于更早因病而亡,故选 D 项 prematurely “过早地” 。
8) . 【C8】 (分数: 2.00 )A.evenly VB.unequallyC.disproportionallyD.speedily解析: 解析: 上文提及这种差异是早已有之 But 后面的条件状语从句表示在某种条件下, 这种差异会造成严重的后果因此推断条件句的信息应是消极的,故选 A 项 evenly “均匀地” 代入此处意为“传播不均匀” 9) . 【C9】 (分数: 2.00 )A.joinB.hamper VC.strengthenD.stimulate解析:解析:上文提及“贫富肥胖率只是 (only) 很多健康差距之一” , only 暗含这种现象还不是很严重的意思紧接着But的使用提示这种现象在某种条件下可能会带来更为消极的后果故选消极含义的 B项hamper “妨碍”10) . 【C10】 (分数: 2.00 )A.timelyB.livelyC.costly VD.friendly解析:解析:此处需要一个形容词描述 obesity-related diseases “与肥胖相关的疾病” 本句提及这种疾病是人们努力去阻止(to stem)的由此可推断答案应是一个较为消极的形容词,故选 C项costly “代价高的”。
11) . 【C11】 (分数: 2.00)A.psychologicalB.mentalC.socialD.physical V解析:解析:根据下文提及的 playgrounds , streets , sidewalks , walking , biking and playing 等信息,可推断解释发展出这种差异的原因应该是跟“身体活动”有关,故选 D 项 physical “身体的” 12) . 【C12】 (分数: 2.00)A.divergent VB.popularC.promisingD.convergent解析:解析:第 2 段已提及贫富之间肥胖率的变化趋势是不一致的 (the signs are limited to those frombetter-educated …),再结合原文提及的 class-gap 和class differences ,可推断此处的trend 应该是不同的,故选 A 项 divergent “相异的” 13) . 【C13】 (分数: 2.00)A.becauseB.whereasC.thereby VD.unless解析:解析:句中prevent "预防"和drive down "降低"、childhood "儿童期"和adults "成年期"之间的先后顺序 提示 drive down future obesity among adults 是 prevent childhood obesity 的 目的。
故选表目的的 C项 thereby “从而” 14) . 【C14】 (分数: 2.00)A.whenB.why VC.where D.who 解析:解析:的处是健康专家需要弄清楚 (figure out) 的一个问题下文的“ lack of centers,playgrounds and…”解释了弱势孩子得不到足够锻炼的原因,故选问"原因"的 B项why15) . 【C15】 (分数: 2.00 )A.educationB.treatmentC.serviceD.recreation V解析: 解析: “ centers ” 跟 playgrounds 和 streets 并列, 因此必然属于。
